To Be Wanted

from A Minute of Your Time by Ilana Charnelle

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Everyone said we were perfect
So why don’t we give it a try
So I went and stood by your front door
But you never let me inside

Everyone told me your story
That your hand would fit right in mine
But every time I would smile at you
You would turn your gaze aside

All I wanted was to
Be wanted by someone like you
All I wanted was a minute of your time
All I dreamed of was
To someday be dreamed of cause
If I’m not wanted then what will I leave behind
If I’m not yours then what on Earth is mine

The rooms are quiet without you
Some days I don’t open the blind
I look in the mirror but shudder
Over the years I left behind

I wait by the letterbox daily
Though you never did change your mind
The thousand pleas that I wrote you
Must have not made it in time

All I wanted was to
Be wanted by someone like you
All I wanted was a minute of your time
All I dreamed of was
To someday be dreamed of cause
If I’m not wanted then what will I leave behind
If I’m not yours then what on Earth is mine

Everyone said we were perfect
I tried every damn day of my life
For a wink, or a whisper from you
The silence still cuts like a knife

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from A Minute of Your Time, released August 18, 2020

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Ilana Charnelle Melbourne, Australia

Inspired by jazz-era chanteuses, infused with modern sensibilities.

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